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04 Mar 2015 10:57:35am

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Nevertheless, the headlines that Australia has finally received its first saint is totally misleading and has no basis in Bible fact.

Your explanation might sound reasonable, but there has been no such qualification from the cardinal, or the bishops, who have perpetuated the misrepresentation of the prerequisites for true sainthood, the reason being that they are also totally convinced Mary McKillop is the first Australian saint.

They should be teaching, if they are true pastors, that the only way to sainthood is through faith in Christ, in this life, not after people have been dead for 50 years. Performing a miracle subsequent to death is not a prerequisite to sainthood. That is an utterly unscriptural nonsense. It is in this life that believers are empowered to pray for the sick and see them recover through faith in Jesus.

There is absolutely no reason or rhyme for praying through anyone but Jesus. We pray to the Father in the name of Jesus. That was his instruction, and it has never been changed by God.